Defender 90 sticky reverse gear when cold

Reverse gear is only sticky when cold and takes a few attempts to engage gear. What causes this and what's the fix.

scotsbushman135 said:

Reverse gear is only sticky when cold and takes a few attempts to engage gear. What causes this and what's the fix.

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which box lt77 or r380

To be honest I'm not sure. It's a 2003 td5.

reverse gear top left or bottom right?

r380 then, try changing the oil

Reverse is down and to the right, does that sound familiar with the r380 gear box.

yup

This has just started happening so I want to sort it asap.

Thank you once again, help very much appreciated.

Is mtf95 best choice for using to replace the old oil.

Whats the best oil for the r380 gearbox on the defender.

Rear diff oil Is usual when its playing up in reverse only

biketeacherdave said:

Rear diff oil Is usual when its playing up in reverse only

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Sorry if I'm being thick, but could you expand on that? Are you meaning refill the gearbox with the same oil as you would use in the diff??

scotsbushman135 said:

Whats the best oil for the r380 gearbox on the defender.

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mtf94 if you have gear change issues

FlyingPanda said:

Sorry if I'm being thick, but could you expand on that? Are you meaning refill the gearbox with the same oil as you would use in the diff??

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Drain the rear diff refill the rear diff

Ah, right. It never crossed my mind that the rear diff oil would have any effect on the selection of reverse. I have much to learn Obi-wan.

or mine ,rev gear dog teeth are prone to wear most boxes i strip have to have rev gear replaced because of,oil change whilst not a cure can help

If you have an LSD then bad diff oil will show first in reverse its the easiest and cheapest 1st thing to try

biketeacherdave said:

If you have an LSD then bad diff oil will show first in reverse its the easiest and cheapest 1st thing to try

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still cant see how that effects selection ,d2 dont have lsd rear diffs,unless you fit one